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    <title>Birds &amp;mdash; Karin Wanderer Learns</title>
    <link>https://dotart.blog/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:Birds</link>
    <description>I use watercolor, ink, &amp; Krita to paint flora &amp; fauna &amp; fanart. Self-taught &amp; still learning; no AI/no ads.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 17:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>All I Really Want Is Birds!</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[### New #KWPrompts: #Birds&#xA;It’s that time again! A new prompt for my bi-weekly art challenge! I have been thinking a lot about birds lately. Join me!&#xA;Watercolor duck walking past groups of people who pay it no mind.&#xA;&#xA;I Had A Visitor Recently&#xA;Photo of a falcon perched on a power line, looking off to the side.&#xA;This gorgeous friend came &amp; peered in my window the other day. I have been drawing birds ever since! I think this is a Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk.&#xA;&#xA;Put A Bird On It!&#xA;For the next 2 weeks my art prompt theme is birds. Show me your birds! Don’t want to draw a whole bird? That’s OK too&#xA;Watercolor branch with a bird of prey&#39;s talon clutching it (rest of bird is not pictured).&#xA;&#xA;The Boy &amp; the Heron&#xA;Starting this art challenge was one of my new year’s resolutions. Another resolution was to use art to motivate myself to leave the house more. This might sound silly, but I am agoraphobic so bribing myself to go out is necessary! This month my art excursion was going to a movie theater to watch the latest Studio Ghibli movie. It was gorgeous, &amp; it had so many, many birds in it! I’ve never seen a Ghibli movie on the big screen before. I am so happy that I finally did! (#NotSponsored)&#xA;Pencil sketches of 2 long feathers.&#xA;&#xA;Show Us Your Birds&#xA;Want more birds? You’re in luck!I posted new pictures of birds with the art prompt at the links below. Check them out &amp; share your own!&#xA;&#xA;### #KWPrompts #Birds&#xA;#### Tag me  @KarinWanderer &amp;/or #KWPrompts so I see your art!&#xA;&#xA;Show me how you think!&#xA;No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed.&#xA;&#xA;Mastodon&#xA;Bluesky&#xA;IG (IG users please be sure to @Karin.Wanderer, IG does not show me people who only use the #)&#xA;&#xA;Have a fantastic day, draw something for my art challenge, see you next week!&#xA;&#xA;Get my art on mugs &amp; vinyl stickers in my Shop!&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Donate to support my works &amp; get cool perks on Ko-Fi &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;#### Join us for #ArtABCs, the best art challenge on the internet!&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Find me&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;All pictures posted are my own work. &#xD;&#xA;All reviews are my own unpaid &amp; unsolicited opinions.]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 id="new-kwprompts-birds">New <a href="/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:KWPrompts" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">KWPrompts</span></a>: <a href="/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:Birds" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Birds</span></a></h3>

<p>It’s that time again! A new prompt for my bi-weekly art challenge! I have been thinking a lot about birds lately. Join me!
<img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonart/media_attachments/files/110/016/657/402/657/490/original/00eb5981b59a5fba.jpeg" alt="Watercolor duck walking past groups of people who pay it no mind."></p>

<h3 id="i-had-a-visitor-recently">I Had A Visitor Recently</h3>

<p><img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonart/media_attachments/files/111/751/083/005/009/684/original/17d87e5e41fb785b.png" alt="Photo of a falcon perched on a power line, looking off to the side.">
This gorgeous friend came &amp; peered in my window the other day. I have been drawing birds ever since! I think this is a Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk.</p>

<h3 id="put-a-bird-on-it">Put A Bird On It!</h3>

<p>For the next 2 weeks my art prompt theme is birds. Show me your birds! Don’t want to draw a whole bird? That’s OK too
<img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonart/media_attachments/files/111/092/513/699/772/674/original/7de067939b6a5aaa.png" alt="Watercolor branch with a bird of prey&#39;s talon clutching it (rest of bird is not pictured)."></p>

<h3 id="the-boy-the-heron">The Boy &amp; the Heron</h3>

<p>Starting this art challenge was one of my new year’s resolutions. Another resolution was to use art to motivate myself to leave the house more. This might sound silly, but I am agoraphobic so bribing myself to go out is necessary! This month my art excursion was going to a movie theater to watch the latest Studio Ghibli movie. It was gorgeous, &amp; it had so many, many birds in it! I’ve never seen a Ghibli movie on the big screen before. I am so happy that I finally did! (<a href="/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:NotSponsored" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">NotSponsored</span></a>)
<img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodonart/media_attachments/files/111/786/525/659/563/240/original/f0acc88a252f94f1.jpg" alt="Pencil sketches of 2 long feathers."></p>

<h3 id="show-us-your-birds">Show Us Your Birds</h3>

<p>Want more birds? You’re in luck!I posted new pictures of birds with the art prompt at the links below. Check them out &amp; share your own!</p>

<h3 id="kwprompts-birds"><a href="/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:KWPrompts" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">KWPrompts</span></a> <a href="/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:Birds" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Birds</span></a></h3>

<h4 id="tag-me-karinwanderer-or-kwprompts-so-i-see-your-art">Tag me  @KarinWanderer &amp;/or <a href="/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:KWPrompts" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">KWPrompts</span></a> so I see your art!</h4>

<p>Show me how you think!
No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed.</p>

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<p>Have a fantastic day, draw something for my art challenge, see you next week!</p>

<h4 id="get-my-art-on-mugs-vinyl-stickers-in-my-shop-https-karinwandererart-creator-spring-com">Get my art on mugs &amp; vinyl stickers in my <a href="https://karinwandererart.creator-spring.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Shop</strong></a>!</h4>

<h4 id="donate-to-support-my-works-get-cool-perks-on-ko-fi-https-ko-fi-com-karinwanderer">Donate to support my works &amp; get cool perks on <a href="https://ko-fi.com/karinwanderer" rel="nofollow"><strong>Ko-Fi</strong></a></h4>

<h4 id="join-us-for-artabcs-the-best-art-challenge-on-the-internet">Join us for <a href="/karin-wanderer-learns/tag:ArtABCs" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">ArtABCs</span></a>, the best art challenge on the internet!</h4>

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<ul><li>All pictures posted are my own work.</li>
<li>All reviews are my own unpaid &amp; unsolicited opinions.</li></ul>
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